Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said he would resign if he had lied about his watches and challenged if MLC Narayanaswamy would resign if he had lied.
The cases have been registered in Lokayukta police stations of Bengaluru City-1, Mysuru-1, Davanagere-1, Mandya-1, Bidar-1, Haveri-1, Dharwad-1, Gadag-1, Kodagu-1 and Shivamogga-1.
Lokayukta officials conducted raids on several government officials across Karnataka on Tuesday. During the raid, property deeds worth crores, gold ornaments, and cash were found at the residence of Hootgalli Municipality Revenue Inspector Ramaswamy C in Mysore.
Giving out details of areas that may be included in the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), Shivakumar said that the committee headed by Lokayukta Justice BS Patil is preparing a report.
The raids were conducted under the supervision of Director General of Lokayuta, Yogesh Deshmukh at various locations which include Manipuram Colony, Bittan Market in Bhopal, Opal Regency in Bhopal, KT Industries, Industry Area, Govindpura Bhopal and Saini village, Sohagpur tehsil in Narma
Patwari called Rijiju's statement an excuse and mentioned that before the 130th amendment bill, numerous laws were enacted under the Lokayukta; however, the people are still asking why it hasn't been introduced until now.
The Karnataka Lokayukta on Tuesday conducted search operations across the State in connection with complaints regarding disproportionate asset cases registered against five government officials
Among the officials, the Lokayukta conducted raids on the residence and office of Sunil Kumar, an Executive Engineer in the Health and Family Welfare Department.
The High Court division bench on Thursday heard the appeal filed by CM Siddaramaiah challenging the Governor's permission for the investigation into the MUDA scam.
Lokayukta officials raided seven properties linked to Gadag Town Police Station CPI, accused of amassing assets beyond his income. Raids covered Gadag, Bagalkot, Jamkhandi, and Kerur, led by CPI Parashuram Kavatagi.